noun Street Slang

Pagans

/ˈpeɪɡənz/ · noun · slang

Traitors or untrustworthy people — the plural of paigon in UK road slang.

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Definitions

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Disloyal, snakey people — fake friends or traitors. The plural/variant of 'paigon,' heavy in UK drill and road talk.

“He cut off the pagans the moment they switched up.”
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Sometimes broadened to mean enemies or people not from your side.

“Don't bring any pagans around the team.”
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Singular 'pagan' for one such snake.

“Turns out the leak came from a pagan in the group.”
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Pagans In A Sentence

Trust no pagans, they smile in your face and screenshot your DMs.
Whole verse is a warning about pagans in the camp.
He found out his right-hand was a pagan all along.

Origin & Usage

UK MLE/Jamaican-derived slang where 'paigon' (from 'pagan') means a backstabber or fake person. Plural 'pagans' is standard in road and drill lyrics.

Variants paigonpaganpeigan
Tags #uk#british#hip-hop#mle

People Also Ask

What does pagans mean in UK slang?

It means traitors or fake, untrustworthy people — the plural of paigon. It has nothing to do with religion here.

Is pagan the same as opp?

Close but not identical — a pagan is a snake from your own side, while an op is a declared enemy. A pagan is the betrayal from within.

Where does paigon come from?

It's Jamaican-derived UK slang, a reshaping of 'pagan' to mean a disloyal person. It spread through grime and drill.

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